Granser - Act 1

After completing Granser last night, it would be a sin to not say how impressed I was. It's just all so polished in scale with what an indie dev has at their disposal. The design, gameplay, & world building is some of the best I've come across from playing indie titles. Even with the promise of greater exploration freedoms, the game feels sandboxy in a good way-with concise story telling, a balance of providing a fun gameplay loop without unecessary micromanaging, decent sound design, animation, & voice acting, + a quality soundtrack that brings you back to ps1 rpgs. Steve is also a great guy to chat with about his game(s), as he reached out on my YouTube recordings of Granser & was really cool to talk about future details that hyped me to play the next 2 Acts. Connecting with creators makes me appreciate their work even more, so Granser is an easy 10/10 on the indie game spectrum for me!

Really liked the game, been a fan of this developer and his storytelling and world building, all that they do along with the characters is all just really interesting. The combat is still very nice and the improvements they've done from their first game to their current one, Granser, its really nice and very amazing too see how much they've improved and evolved like the additions of voice acting, soundtracks, and much more. I fully recommend this game if you are looking for a story with in depth lore and background as well as fun gameplay and mechanics, it excels in all areas.

I have only completed the tutorial, however, the combat was enjoyable and I am excited to see how it will develop. The atmosphere of the world is also very compelling and robust and makes me want to continue keep exploring. I recommend it if you are a fan of turn based games.

Solid Jrpg with a large world and lore behind it. Hope we get to see more of it. The battle system is fun as hell and feels as engaging as current jrpgs.

5 hours in, refreshing combat concept, having a blast.

UPDATE: After beating Act 1 I'd say it's a pretty great game and sets things up well for Act 2! The pacing was well done and the combat is pretty addictive and strategic. The only part of the game that I would say was a little janky is the ship combat, but everything else was great and I look forward to the next installment! So far it's pretty fun! Really does seem like a love letter to old school jrpgs. Complete with: Cutscenes/FMV sequences Turn Based Combat (with QTE timings and parries, almost like Clair Obscur and Legend of Dragoon) A story where you feel there's plenty of lore surrounding the world waiting for you to discover And it even has voice acting for quite a bit of dialogue Would definitely recommend.